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dntrll giedre JOHN e. MAIERAND c. w. SGHAEFFER, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

L Letwrs Pmm1v0.9c,714, ma November 9, 1869; maldad october' 29,1869.

The Schedule referred to in these LettersPatent and making` part of thesame.

To all'fwho-m it may concern Beit known that we, J OHN G. MAIER and C.W. SGHAEFFER, of the city and county of Baltimore, and State ofliIaryland,` have invented a new and improved Machine -for Cutting Oli'the Ends of Cigars y and we do hereby declare that the followingis afull,

clear, and exact descriptiop of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making-a part of`this specifi-Y. cation, in which- Figures land 2 are vertical sections,taken through the centre of the machine, in planes perpendicular to eachother.

The object of this invention is to provide, for public use, a neat,simple, cheap, and easily-operated machine, which will cnt oli" the endof a cigar without breaking it.

In connection with this machine, are arranged a hox'for holding thecut-ofi` cigar-ends, roughened surfaces for igniting the match,and-'1one'or more matchholders.` l

In the drawings, A represents a flat block of wood, havinga largechamber, B, op'en at its top and fr'ont side, and having" also twovertical holes, G C, cut in it, which answer as match-holders, saidholes beingl arranged at the ends of the chamber B, and about an inchdistant therefrom, though the precise distance is a matter of noconsequence.

Fastened upon the upper side of blockA, in such a manner as vto coverthe chamber B, but leave the match-holders C C exposed, isa hollowmetallic cast.

ing, D, chambered within, as shown at c c c2 c3' c, and provided with avertically-acting blade, m, which cuts off the end of the cigar, andwith one, two, or more tapering lateral passages o o, adapted, by theirsize and form, to admit theend 'ofthe cigar, and hold it improperposition for theoperation of the blade.

'lhe blade itself is attached to and `operated by a vertical rod orstem, G, the lower end of which fits nicely into the chamber c, theupper end bearing a buttonor disk, E, so shaped that it can be struck asmart blow with the palm, without hurting the hand. lVithin chamber c,the rod or stem G is surrounded -by a spiral spring, F, which holds theblade up above the holes o o, when not forced down by the hand, as abovedescribed.

The casting may be surrounded by a screw-cap, tting nicely around thestem Gand which can be removed, when it is necessary to take lout theblade, spring, Svc.; or it may, instead, bev cast in two pieces, iittingto each other along a vertical joint, and held together by rivets orscrews, a. a.

The latterrnethod of construction is, perhaps, preti" erame, on accountof its cheapness, and the greater convenience with which the wholeinterior of the casting can at any time be exposed, for the purpose ofsharpening the blade, repairing the spring, 85e.

Chamber B` is provided'with a vertically-sliding door, b, at itsfrontside, which can bev removed, when necessary, to take ont thecigar-ends accumulated in the chamber, from the operation of the knifeabove.

The base anges d d of casting D may be rough- ,ened, or covered withsand-paper, on their upper side, to facilitate the lighting offriction-matches.

It will be observed that the whole structure is somewhat pyramidal inform, and capable of being ornameuted with a variety of fancy designs,mouldings, 85o., by which it may be made to assnme'a very neat andhandsome appearance, so as to be adapted for use not only npon thecounter of a cigar-store, but even in the parlor.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letrlhe deviceherein described, consisting essentially of theblock A, chambered, as shown at B, C C, the A

